This table includes a list of countries by emergency contraceptive availability.[1]
(LNG refers to Levonorgestrel and UPA refers to Ulipristal acetate).
Country | Region | Availability | Over the counter | Non-prescription | Age restriction | Cost | Awareness | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | Asia | Import only | [2] | |||||
Albania | Europe | None[3] | €15,60 (UPA)
€4,50 (LNG) |
66-75%[4][5] | "Currently, Postinor-2 (LNG) is the only EC brand available in Albania as there is a stock out of NorLevo in the country for unknown reasons."[6] | |||
Algeria | Africa | (LNG only) | [7] | |||||
Andorra | Europe | (16 and over) | Under 16s require parental consent[8] | €20 – €26 (UPA)
€6,1 – €7,8 (LNG) |
[9] | |||
Angola | Africa | (34%) | 580 - 2950 AKZ | 23.5%[10][11] | [2] | |||
Antigua and Barbuda | Caribbean | Some restrictions | [12] | |||||
Argentina | South America | Over 14 | Free at all public hospitals in Buenos Aires | [13][14] | ||||
Armenia | Caucasus | |||||||
Aruba | Caribbean | None | [15] | |||||
Australia | Oceania | (LNG only) | None[16] | $20–$30 (LNG)[17] | 97%[18] | [19] "Pharmacists can refuse supply on religious grounds, but must refer the woman to another supplier"[16] | ||
Austria | Europe | None | €31,90 (UPA)
€12,90–13,50 (LNG) |
≥84%[20] | [21] Common claim that it acts like an abortifacient[20] | |||
Azerbaijan | Caucasus | |||||||
Bahamas | Caribbean | (LNG only) | Only available in family planning clinics [15] | |||||
Bahrain | Asia | [2] | ||||||
Bangladesh | Asia | None | ৳24,00
Free (government clinics)[22] |
"Relatively unknown", 2001[23] | [24] | |||
Barbados | Caribbean | (LNG only) | Access restricted due to misinformation[25][26] | |||||
Belgium | Europe | None | €24,99 (€15,99 if <21 years old) (UPA),
€8,55–€9,85 (€0–€0,85 if <21 years old) (LNG) |
Fully reimbursed under prescription if under 21 [27][21] | ||||
Belarus | Europe | (LNG only) | None | €17 (UPA)
€10 (LNG) |
[28] | |||
Belize | Central America | (LNG only) | [29] | |||||
Benin | Africa | |||||||
Bhutan | Asia | Over the counter EC introduced in 2018[30] | ||||||
Bolivia | South America | None | Bs55.50 | [31] | ||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | €25,30–30,00 (UPA)
€14,50–22,50 (LNG) |
Anecdotally available without prescription[32] | |||||
Botswana | Africa | (LNG only) | [33] | |||||
Brazil | South America | None | Free at most public hospitals, R$35 otherwise | [34][35] | ||||
Brunei | Asia | 30BND (LNG) | Available with a Drs prescription from private clinics [2] | |||||
Bulgaria | Europe | None (UPA)
Over 16 (LNG) |
€22,00 (UPA)
€15,00 (LNG) |
≥84%[20] | [36] | |||
Burkina Faso | Africa | |||||||
Burundi | Africa | (31%)[37] | [11] | 22.9% | Women can be refused service by providers, and it is disapproved of by church leaders. Many are secretive about contraceptive use.[37][38] | |||
Cameroon | Africa | |||||||
Cambodia | Asia | |||||||
Canada | North America | (except Saskatchewan) | (LNG only) | [39][40] | ||||
Canada (Quebec) | North America | [39][40] | ||||||
Cape Verde | Africa | Possibly due to small population [2] | ||||||
Central African Republic | Africa | |||||||
Chad | Africa | |||||||
Chile | South America | None | [41] | |||||
China | Asia | |||||||
Colombia | South America | |||||||
Comoros | Africa | Import only | [2][11] | |||||
Congo, Democratic Republic of | Africa | (LNG only) | XOF 1200 | 23% (2015, Kinshasa)[42] | ||||
Costa Rica | Central America | Due to active opposition [2] | ||||||
Croatia | Europe | LNG only available without prescription if over 16 years old | €25,60 (UPA)
€21,40 (LNG) |
[43][21] | ||||
Cuba | Caribbean | [44] | ||||||
Curaco | Caribbean | (LNG only) | None | [45] | ||||
Cyprus | Europe | None | €29,42 (UPA) | Only UPA is available due to financial crisis [46][21] | ||||
Czech Republic | Europe | † | None (UPA)
†Under 17s need a prescription (LNG) |
€24,50 (UPA)
€21,00 (LNG) |
≥84%[20] | [47][48] | ||
Denmark | Europe | None | €23,36 (UPA)
€12,45 (LNG) |
45%[49] | [50][21] | |||
Djibouti | Africa | |||||||
Dominican Republic | Central America | |||||||
East Timor | Oceania | Due to conflict in the region [2] | ||||||
Ecuador | South America | (only at public health clinics) | None | Free at public health premises | [13][14] | |||
Egypt | Africa | [51] | ||||||
El Salvador | Central America | |||||||
Equatorial Guinea | Africa | Import only | [2] Pregnant girls are forced to leave school.[52] | |||||
Eritrea | Africa | Import only | [2] | |||||
Estonia | Europe | (LNG only) | €18,73 (UPA)
€15,79 (LNG) |
[53] | ||||
Ethiopia | Africa | |||||||
Fiji | Oceania | Import only | [2] | |||||
Finland | Europe | None | €33,60 (UPA)
€18,87 (LNG) |
>90%[54] | Sometimes provided free of charge in hospitals and family planning clinics[55][56][21] | |||
France | Europe | LNG and UPA available for free without prescription to minors and adults alike in pharmacies, family-planning clinics, secondary school and university infirmaries[57][58] | ||||||
Gabon | Africa | 49%[59] | ||||||
Gambia | Africa | Import Only | [60][11] | |||||
Georgia | Caucasus | |||||||
Germany | Europe | Parental consent if under 14 years old[61] | €30 (UPA)
€18 (LNG) |
If under 20 years old, free with prescription[62][63] | ||||
Ghana | Africa | None | 4-19 Cedis | 64%[59] | [64] | |||
Greece | Europe | None | €25.77 (UPA)
€7 (LNG) |
[21][65] | ||||
Guatemala | Central America | (LNG only) | None | [66] | ||||
Guinea-Bissau | Africa | Import only | [2] | |||||
Guinea-Conakry | Africa | |||||||
Guyana | Caribbean | (LNG only) | Guy $1000-$2500 | 30% | [67] | |||
Haiti | Caribbean | 19%[68] / 58%[69] | [2] | |||||
Hungary | Europe | Anecdotally easy to get without prescription along borders[70] | ||||||
Honduras | Central America | N/A | N/A | After having been available one for cases of rape, it became legal for universal access in March 2023.[71][72] | ||||
Hong Kong | Asia | [73] | ||||||
Iceland | Europe | (LNG only) | [74] | |||||
India | Asia | <33% | [75] | |||||
Indonesia | Asia | |||||||
Iran | Asia | |||||||
Iraq | Asia | Import only | [2] | |||||
Ireland | Europe | No age restriction[76][21] | ||||||
Israel | Middle East | None | ILS 166 (UPA)
ILS 55-100 (LNG) |
[77] | ||||
Italy | Europe | [21] | ||||||
Ivory Coast | Africa | |||||||
Jamaica | Central America | |||||||
Japan | Asia | [78][79] | ||||||
Jordan | Middle East | [2] | ||||||
Kazakhstan | Asia | €15,10 (UPA)
€5,54 (LNG) |
Easy to get without prescription along borders[80] | |||||
Kenya | Africa | None | Ksh200 | 59%[59] | [81] | |||
Kiribati | Polynesia | Import only | [2] | |||||
Kosovo | Europe | |||||||
Kuwait | Asia | [82] | ||||||
Kyrgyzstan | Asia | [83] | ||||||
Laos | Asia | |||||||
Latvia | Europe | [84] | ||||||
Lebanon | Asia | |||||||
Lesotho | Africa | 35% | [59] | |||||
Libya | Africa | Due to conflict in the region[2] | ||||||
Lithuania | Europe | (LNG only) | ≥84%[20] | [85] | ||||
Luxembourg | Europe | Available for free without prescription at pharmacies[86] | ||||||
Madagascar | Africa | [87] | ||||||
Malawi | Africa | 45%[59] | ||||||
Malaysia | Asia | $1.30-5.00 (LNG) | ||||||
Maldives | Asia | Import only | [2][11] | |||||
Mali | Africa | |||||||
Malta | Europe | €37,94 (UPA)
€19,90 (LNG) |
Available since 2016 after a judicial protest from the Women's Rights Foundation[88][89] There remains a common misconception that it is an abortifacient[citation needed] | |||||
Mauritania | Africa | |||||||
Mauritius | Indian Ocean | |||||||
Mexico | North America | (LNG only) | None | Free in family planning centres | 75% | [90] | ||
Micronesia | Oceania | Possibly due to small population [2] | ||||||
Moldova | Europe | €17,03 (UPA)
€8,04 (LNG) † |
62% (2012) | † Free for women under 21 and in cases of rape at Youth Friendly Health Centres[91] | ||||
Montenegro | Europe | Possibly due to small population [2] | ||||||
Morocco | Africa | [92] | ||||||
Mozambique | Africa | |||||||
Myanmar | Asia | None | Under Ks1,000 | Sale was stopped by authorities during holidays[93][94] | ||||
Nepal | Asia | (LNG only) | Rs. 100-150[95] | 28% (2011) | [96] Sales increased rapidly from 2015, so awareness data is possibly out of date [95] | |||
Netherlands | Europe | None | €35 (UPA)
€15 (LNG) |
Reimbursed under prescription [21] | ||||
New Zealand | Oceania | (LNG only) | None [97] | $35–$50[98] | [99] | |||
Niger | Africa | 4% (2012) | [100] | |||||
Nigeria | Africa | (LNG only) | None | ~$1.00 | 30% (2013) | [101] | ||
North Korea | Asia | Due to conflict in the region[2] | ||||||
Norway | Europe | None | €32,80 (UPA)
€24,60 (LNG) |
Often free of charge of needy patients [102][103] | ||||
Oman | Middle East | [104] | ||||||
Pakistan | Asia | |||||||
Papua New Guinea | Oceania | Import only | [2] | |||||
Paraguay | South America | Free at some public hospitals,
Gs. 35.000 otherwise |
[105] | |||||
Peru | South America | None | Free | Many found to be counterfeit[106] | ||||
Philippines | Asia | Due to active opposition[2] | ||||||
Poland | Europe | ≥84%[20] | [107] Common misconception that it acts like an abortifacient[20] | |||||
Portugal | Europe | Free from family planning centres, €12 otherwise | [108][21] | |||||
Qatar | Middle East | [2] | ||||||
Romania | Europe | None | €20 (UPA)
€13 (LNG) |
≥84%[20] | [109][21] | |||
Russia | Asia | €7,55 (LNG) | ≥84%[20] | De facto sold over counter, only LNG available[110] | ||||
Rwanda | Africa | Import only | [2][11] | |||||
Saint Kitts & Nevis | West Indies | Possibly due to small population [2] | ||||||
Saint Vincent & Grenadines | Caribbean | Import only | [2] | |||||
Samoa | Oceania | † | 4.7%[111] | †Available only at the TTM National Referral Hospital in Apia, reportedly to discourage ‘abuse’ by either nurses or client.[112] | ||||
São Tomé and Príncipe | Africa | Import only | [2][11] | |||||
Saudi Arabia | Middle East | 6.2% [113] | Prescription may have been available in the past, but it appears to be banned.[113][114][115] | |||||
Senegal | Africa | None | $10.36 (UPA)
$7.50 (LNG) |
13% [116] | [117] | |||
Serbia | Europe | |||||||
Seychelles | Africa | Import only | [2] | |||||
Sierra Leone | Africa | (LNG only) | 6.2%[118] | 30% of girls have their first child before turning 18. Pregnant girls are forced to leave school.[52][119] | ||||
Singapore | Asia | [120] | ||||||
Slovakia | Europe | None | €27 (UPA)
€22 (LNG) |
[121][21] | ||||
Slovenia | Europe | [21] | ||||||
Solomon Islands | Oceania | Import only | [2] | |||||
Somalia | Africa | Due to conflict in the region[2] | ||||||
South Africa | Africa | R86,68–100,75 (LNG) | 23% | [122][123] | ||||
South Korea | Asia | [124] | ||||||
South Sudan | Africa | Import only | [2] | |||||
Spain | Europe | None | ≥84%[20] | [125][21] | ||||
Sri Lanka | Asia | (LNG only) | Rs.90-150 | [126] | ||||
Sudan | Africa | Due to conflict in the region[2] | ||||||
Suriname | South America | |||||||
Sweden | Europe | None | €25 (UPA)
€17 (LNG) Free from youth centres |
[127][128][21] | ||||
Switzerland | Europe | €32,85 (UPA)
€17,50 (LNG) |
[129] | |||||
Syria | Asia | Import only | [2] | |||||
Taiwan | Asia | [130] | ||||||
Tajikistan | Asia | |||||||
Tanzania | Africa | (LNG only) | $5.00 | 11.8%[131] | Twenty percent of 15-19-year-old girls become pregnant, and are forced to leave school.[52][132] | |||
Thailand | Asia | |||||||
Tonga | Polynesia | Import only | [2] | |||||
Tunisia | Africa | |||||||
Turkey | Asia | €12 | [133] | |||||
Tuvalu | Polynesia | Possibly due to small population[2] | ||||||
UAE | Middle East | N/A | N/A | Banned because of the claim that it is an abortifacient.[134][135] | ||||
United Kingdom | Europe | Over 16 without prescription | Free from health care professionals | ≥84%[20] | [136][21] | |||
United States of America | North America | (80%)[137] | (LNG only) | (LNG only) | None[138] | $40–50 USD (LNG)[139][140] | 45%[141] | [140]"roughly 1 in ten teens were incorrectly told they were too young to get [emergency contraception] without a prescription."[137] |
Uruguay | South America | Adult only | [142] | |||||
Uzbekistan | Asia | |||||||
Vanuatu | Oceania | 1000 Vatu | Personal experience in Port Vila, Efate 2018 | |||||
Venezuela | South America | † | †Technically available, but rare and prohibitively expensive due to economic collapse [143][144][145] | |||||
Vietnam | Asia | (LNG only) | [146] | |||||
West Bank and Gaza | Middle East | Import only | [2] | |||||
Western Sahara | Africa | Due to conflict in the region and a small population[2] | ||||||
Zambia | Africa | Free of charge at public health institutions[147] | 7.5%[147] | [148] |